English National Curriculum, Programme Of Study For Year 6 Mathematics

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Pupils should be taught to solve number and practical problems that involve other recently learnt mathematical skills

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Maze Each visitor to this page has a unique maze constructed for them to find their way through answering mathematical questions on the way.

Broken Calculator Some of the buttons are missing from this calculator. Can you make the totals from 1 to 20?

How Many of Each? Work out how many items were bought from the information given.

Cracked Clock Quiz A self marking set of ten mathematical questions about a clock which cracked!

Numbasics A daily workout strengthening your ability to do the basic mathematical operations efficiently.

If Then What? Deduce multiplication and division results from a related calculation.

Six Discrimination The six button has dropped off! How could these calculations be done using this calculator?

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Arithmetic The ability to perform mathematical calculations is still very important despite our hi-tech environment. Good numeracy skills support the understanding of more advanced mathematical concepts at all levels. Mathematicians still consider mastery of the manual algorithms to be a necessary foundation for the study of algebra and computer science. Pupils should have a good grasp of the meaning of numbers and use their understanding of place value to multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions. They should be able to order, add and subtract negative numbers in context. They should use all four operations with decimals rounding answers where required. They should be able to solve simple problems involving ratio and direct proportion and calculate fractional or percentage parts of quantities and measurements, using a calculator where appropriate. See also the Mental Methods topic and our Number Skills Inventory.

Featured Activity

Remainder Race

A brilliant game involving chance and choice requiring an ability to calculate the remainder when a two digit number is divided by a single digit number. There are one and two player versions and the rules are inspired by the Royal Game of Ur.

Factorising

Practise the skills of algebraic factorisation in this structured online self-marking exercise. So far this activity has been accessed 53851 times and 34070 Transum Trophies have been awarded for completing it.

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